Basic Details

Title
Capital Capitals
Availability
Available
Category
Choral
Instrumentation
(TTBB)-pft
Duration
16'
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Premieres
  • 1. Private: The home of the Duchesse de Clermont-Tonnerre, Paris, France, June, 1927 (unidentified quartet; Virgil Thomson, piano)
  • 2. Public: Nouveau Salle d'Orgue du Conservatoire, Paris, France, May 30th, 1928 (Parker Steward and O.S. Walker, tenors; Victor Prahl, baritone; Emory Foster, bass; Edmond Pendleton, piano)
Edition/Catalog #
M051306404

Cataloging Information

Copyright
©1968 Boosey & Hawkes; ©1996 Virgil Thomson Estate
Year Composed
1927
Date Composed
April 1927
Year Published
1968
M.S. Location
The Virgil Thomson Papers at Irving S. Gilmore Music Library at Yale University
Cardell Number
V6
Meckna Number
W109

Additional Info

Texts
Gertrude Stein
Instrumentation Notes
Boosey and Hawkes also sells a SATB version.
External Links
SATB Version
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